Vice President, Finance & Accounting

Description

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Position Overview:

At $1.3 billion in annual revenue, ACS Government Solutions Group (GSG) has assisted governments in transforming their operations at the federal, state, and municipal levels for over 30 years. With the emphasis on transforming government and providing better service to citizens, ACS focuses on transforming and improving performance of government agencies through technology and constituent-based services.

Service offerings in GSG provide solutions to the Federal Government as well as State & Local governments. Lines of Business (LOB) under GSG include State Enterprise Solutions, Local Enterprise Solutions, State Human Services Solutions, Municipal Solutions, and Federal Solutions.

The Vice President Finance will contribute as a strategic member of the GSG Finance & Accounting team leading the financial organization for one of group’s Lines of Business.

Position Objective:

Responsible for overall financial management of a Line of Business or shared service group within the Government Solutions Group. This includes Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, and Pricing. It will also involve interfacing with business partners and staff throughout the US.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic counsel to the LOB Managing Director in strategic planning, financial target setting, forecasting, budgeting, P&L management, cost savings, sales, financial analysis, and risk assessment, while offering enhancement or corrective actions where necessary.

• Responsible for the weekly, quarterly, and annual operational budgets and forecasts for the Line of Business covering the P&L, capex, cash collections, and cash flow, including allocations to/from other intercompany entities.

• Assess and report (on a solid line basis) financial performance and risks to the GSG CFO (and ultimately to ACS CFO).

• Develop strong working relationships with LOB operations team including COO, Regional and Sub-LOB Vice Presidents, and various contract operations personnel to ensure LOB meets financial growth objectives.

• Develop strong working relationships with LOB and group Sales and Business Development leaders in order to establish the appropriate linkage between sales objectives and P&L performance to ensure new business (both recurring and non-recurring) bookings targets are met and financial growth targets are achieved.

• Manage on a dotted line basis the LOB Accounting personnel via the LOB Controller in close activities and monthly accruals, invoicing, account reconciliations, capital requests and spending, and other accounting tasks and priorities.

• Oversee and manage new business modeling and pricing for the LOB, ensuring that costs are modeled accurately and within ACS policy including capitalization assumptions and Percent of Completion (POC) models. Ensure revenue recognition is properly reviewed and signed off by the group Controller.

• Provide proactive financial analysis of the base business within the LOB or shared service group to assist in meeting growth targets as well as new business projected from existing customers and new customers.

• Working with LOB Controller and other accounting staff, properly analyze and incorporate relevant revenue recognition and capitalization treatments into LOB forecasts, flashes and budgets.

• Working with LOB Controller and other accounting staff, properly analyze and forecast POC project accounting models into LOB forecasts, flashes and budgets.

• Provide counsel and advice to the LOB Managing Director with respect to all financial and business activities.

• Actively participate in any M&A due diligence activities for the LOB or group.

• Provide oversight and guidance to the cost optimization initiatives within the LOB or group.

• Select, develop, motivate, and deploy staff of highly competent directors, managers, and analyst (including off-shore personnel) to effectively support the Finance, Accounting, and Pricing functions of the group.

Requisite Candidate Competencies, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• BA/BS, with a minimum 10 years of progressive experience in accounting/finance with at least 8 years supervisory experience.

• MBA and/or CPA.

• Minimum of 10 years working experience in a technology company or business process outsourcing environment. For Federal, experience with Federal compliance standards including the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), DCAA audit process, incurred cost submissions, Federal disclosure statements, provisional rate structures, and Contractor Procurement System Reviews (CPSR).

• Financial leadership experience in government contracting at the Federal and/or State & Local level desired.

• Strong knowledge of the inner workings of a business P&L statement and cash flow statement.

• In-depth knowledge of the government business development life cycle, including pricing and proposal strategies.

• Ideally, bring experience in an industry similar to the LOB.

• In-depth experience with financial modeling and analysis and/or M&A.

• Strong research and investigative skills.

• Able to translate financial information into executable business initiatives.

• Accomplished in the communication of complex financial concepts.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.

• Experienced in multi-dimensional financial reporting packages like Hyperion Essbase, Cognos, or other equivalents.

Desired Personality Traits, Competencies, & Compatibility Profile:

• Strong personal drive to win in the marketplace.

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to direct and influence other senior leaders in a collaborative environment.

• Ability to manage through others.

• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.

• Needs to be constantly looking to improve processes and to look for a better way of doing business.

• Creative, competitive, and decisive. A solutions seeker.

• A strategic thinker, credible and influential.

• A highly effective communicator.

• A person of high ethics and integrity.

• Detail oriented and analytically focused.

 ACS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not Discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or sex, marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance. People with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or compete for employment with ACS may request such accommodations by calling 866-419-2226 .